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face="Times New Roman"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">January is National
Mentoring Month. Throughout the month of January, the community service group is
looking for stories highlighting the power of mentoring to feature on its blog
at nfbcommunityservice.wordpress.com.</FONT></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Send us your stories about
mentorship. Your story can be about a mentoring experience you’ve had, or it can
be a tribute to a mentor of yours who has had an impact on your life. Stories
should be around 300 to 500 words, but shorter pieces will be accepted as well.
Stories should be submitted by January 20 to ensure inclusion in the blog during
the month of January, but this is a month-long celebration of mentorship. In
keeping with the theme, we want to feature stories throughout the month, so feel
free to send them in any time between now and the 20<SUP>th</SUP>. Send stories
as an attachment or in the body of a message to </FONT></FONT><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><A href="mailto:Christine-parsons@sbcglobal.net"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Christine-parsons@sbcglobal.net</FONT></A></FONT><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">. Be sure to include your
name, state, and a title with each submission. I look forward to reading about
your experiences.</FONT></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">National Mentoring Month is
an initiative created in 2002 by the Harvard School of Public Health and MENTOR:
The National Mentoring Partnership. More information about National Mentoring
Month can be found at </FONT></FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><A
href="http://www.nationalmentoringmonth.org/"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><A
href="http://www.nationalmentoringmonth.org/.">http://www.nationalmentoringmonth.org/</FONT></A></FONT><FONT
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Parsons</FONT></FONT></P>
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